Spectacle case



oct, 29, 1929.

C. C. YQRDE ET `Al.

SPECTACLE CASE F11-ed March 24, 1927 VPatented och- 2.9, $1929 CHAnLEs e. 4Yoann AND JOHN G. HAUcxnoF CINCINNATI, omo

SPECTACLE CASE Application mea March 24, 1927. serial No. r178,095.

The obj ect of our invention is `to produce a spectacle case which shall be cheap of manu;

v facture, simple in construction and highly elicient in use. A spectacle case made after 5 our invention is light, yet possesses a great deal of rigidity, and keeps, its form so thatl the spectacles which are placed in the case cannot readily be broken and in which the spectacles can be placed very readily, qulckly, and the case'closed'to hold the spectacles intact-and against too free movement while in the case. It possesses all the advantages of a metal case, yet the whole of it is made of leather and same is positioned by a strip of metal placed therein to shape the lspectacle case. A

One of the salient features of the invention consists in` making ,a leather pouch or container for the spectacles held to proper form by a metal spacer placed'in the bottom of said pouch on the inside thereof.

The spectacle case makes a fine appearance, as a new article of manufacture.

In. the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification:

Fig. 1, is a. front view of the Aspectacle case embodying oui` invention,

. Fig. 2, is a view with the flap turnedback the line 3-3 two pieces of leather which are formed at they back of the case and has an integral flap 2 formed therewith, and a front piece of leather 3, sewed together at 4, to make the pocket of the case. In this pocket ofthe case -we place a spacer element 5, formed of a bottom part 6 and two sides 7, 7, bent up at the rounded corners 8. The metalfrom which this is made can be made of anyv kind, and is v preferably made flat, as shown.A r

At the bottom 6 oflthis 'base elnent we attach by a tack 9 a supporting brace 10 which 5 may be made of any form' or shape, in the and one of the sides of the body portion present instance being of a dome-shape runningto a point at the top 12. p

' 4'In manufacturihgiwhen they body part which is the pouch of the spectacle case is made, this spacin element or spacer is in serted in same at ottom of case, the spacer impinging against the bottom of the pouch and the arm 7, 7, lirnpinging against sides of `the pouch, and the whole held in such position by the suppbrting block 10 which is glued vinto position at the sides of the pouch.

-On the front side of the spectacle case We place a lug or pin 13 over which theeyelet' 14 on the flap lits to lock the case. This look or pin is placed opposite to the supporting block 10. l l c We sually make the spacer 5 out of metal which as a certain amountvof spring, so that it can be placed in the pouch or spectacle case with some effort and when in place .70 presses outwardly against the leather pouch,

so as to make the leather taut in thispouch.

In this 'pouch the spectacles can be placed and the flap pulled over and down and locked into position and it ,can be as readily opened. 5 We can apply this inventi'on to spectacle 'cases of an shape, form or contour and we do not llmit ourselves to the exact construction herein shown as the same may be modified or changed to some extent with out departing from the spirit `of the invention andwhile we show a preferred constructionherein, wewish to' be understood as claiming any modifications-or changes which would fall within the scope of this specification and claims. l s What We claim. as new and our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A spectacle ca'se including a flexible pouch having its ends diverging toward the bottomv of the pouch, and a skeleton frame removably arranged in the pouch and con? sisting of a bar having plain resilient arms at its ends, said 4bar oocupyinghthe bottom of the pouch, and said 'arms engagin ,the 95 diverging ends of the pouch, the arms einfg maintained undertension by the ends of the pouch, and a member projecting up from, i and fixed to the central portion of the bar, and adapted to extend Into `thejnose-'piec of Spectacles when the latter occupies the pouch.

- 2. flexible material provided with a closing flap, a substantially U-shaped resilient frame arranged in the pouch and consisting of a har occupying the bottom of thel pouchand having resilient arms at its end bearing vagainst the ends of the pouch, the ends of the pouch being shaped to hold said arms in upwardly converging relation, whereby said frame is frictionally held in the pouchf.

In testimony, We afix our signatures at the city of Cincinnati, county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, this 19th day of March, 1927.

CHARLES C. YORDE. JOHN G. HAUCKE.

A spectacle case comprising a pouch of 

